Giveaway Winner

Hi dear readers :D

I finally sorted all your entries, you were 168 to enter this giveaway, thank you all for participating !

My 2 Years Blogiversary Giveaway winner is ....

KayJay from Refined & Polished

Congrats, KayJay !  I sent you an email, please sent me back your infos within 72hrs or I'll have to draw another winner ...

Please stay tuned for a polish post coming soon ;)

2 Years Blogaversary !

Yeah !  Time to party :D

I've been blogging for two years now ... It went so fast ! even if I have much less time than before, I still enjoy doing my nails and blogging about them. Of course sometimes I don't have inspiration, or I'm just lazy, but I love sharing the polish I love (and also hate) with you, reading your comments, trying to improve my nail art skills and pictures ...

For me, the best part in blogging is the interactivity with my readers. I'm glad to discover when I have a new follower here or on Twitter, or Facebook, ... And I'm impatient like a child to read your comments when I post some new stuff !

So, the most logical thing is to thank you with another giveaway :)

Keep on reading !

I have collected a few polish during my last hauls ... You'll find Essence, P2, Classics, and the wonderful Bad Romance by Deborah Lippmann !

Let's see the detail :)

I'll also add a bottle of Catrice Dirty Berry which is not pictured because I bought it later and was too lazy to make the pics again :p

Can't wait anymore ? Here are the rules !

How to enter ?

* Mandatory: Leave a name and you email address so I can mail you if you win.

* This time I'll change a little something ... It's not mandatory to be a GFC follower, but it's really appreciated. I love to know when people follow my blog and the best way is GFC :) As many readers also asked me to count Bloglovin fllowers, I'll add one entry if you follow me with GFC or Bloglovin.

You'll have to provide the way you follow me, and your username so I can verify your entry.

EDIT: I forgot my French speaking readers following me through Hellocoton ... Please forgive me !! You'll also get one more entry, just put your name in the "GFC" section of the form :)

* Like Sweet Sugar on Facebook: 1 entry

* Follow me on Twitter: 1 entry

* Share this giveaway: 1 entry

You can share my giveaway the way you prefer, but don't forget to provide a link. You can blog about it, add it on your blog's sidebar or dedicated page, share it on Facebook or Twitter ... It's also very appreciated that you mention @Sugar_Nails of you decide to share on Twitter :)

That make a total of five possible entries ... Easy, isn't it ?

This giveaway is opened internationally until December, 15th. That means, as long as we are December 15th somewhere in the world, the giveaway will be opened.

The winner will be drawed randomly and warned by email during the end of december. He/she will have 72 hours to answer to my email, otherwise I'll have to draw another winner.

Please, don't cheat ... Anyone trying to cheat (e.g., using multiple email accounts) will be disqualified. Everyone should have a chance to win :)

Please use the link below to enter. Any entry made through the commenting system will not count. The comments are only opened for any question about the giveaway and, well, comments :)

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And the winner is ...

Hi everyone :D

I won't make you wait any longer ... I've counted all the entries, that was a bit more than 350 persons !

Then, as my boyfriend was playing World of Warcraft, I asked him to make a random in game :D

That's how he sorted #131 who was ...

Hayley from http://immhappy.blogspot.com/ !

Congrats, Hayley :) I'll send you an email very soon to get your shipping infos ...

Thanks to all of you who participated and follow me :)

I hope you enjoyed this giveaway ... And don't forget, you still have a chance to win a Gosh Holographic polish by entering my new poll here :)

I've tried the striping tape from BPS Sunday ... Tomorrow I'll post about them :) Stay tuned ^^

500 Followers Giveaway !

This Giveaway is now closed ! I'll draw a winner very soon :)

Thanks all for entering :D

Hi dear readers !

What a good surprise I got when I came back home today ! I've reached 500 followers, yay !!

I really want to thank you all for reading my blog, commenting, and coming back again, that's so pleasant for me :)

Of course, the best way to thank you is to make this little giveaway :) I'm planning it since I have 490 followers ... So here's what I chose to offer you !

If you're my winner, everything inside the box will be yours ... Except the box, it was a Xmas gift from a friend and I love it :p That's where I stock my bottles waiting to be offered to friends or in a giveaway ^^

Almost everything is from Catrice and Essence new collections. Let's get some details ...

Iron Mermaiden, In The Bronx, Forget-Me-Not !, Sir! Yes, Sir !, Miss Piggy Reloaded, Blue Cara Ciao, Dirty Berry

Glisten Up ! (discontinued), Lime Up !, Very Berry, Where's the Party ?, Can't Cheat on Me

I'll add some little things later, I'd really like to get a Gosh Holographic for the winner but these are not always available ...
I hope you'll like my choice !

Now, to the serious things ... How to enter ?

Please enter using the form below. I won't accept any entry within the comments !

Mandatory
- Be a follower via Google Friends Connect
- Provide me your email address to contact you if you win

Additionnal Entries
- Blog about this giveaway. Include a pic in a post, on your sidebar, on a special page, no matter how, as long as there's a pic it will count ^^ (+1)
- Become a fan of my Facebook page (here) by clicking on the Like button (+1)
- Tweet about this giveaway (+1)
- Add Sweet Sugar to your blogroll (+1)

That's a total of 4 entries ... Quite good, isn't it ? :)

I also added some questions that won't count for entries, it's just for fun. You don't have to answer them but I'd be very pleased if you do :)
If you have a nails related blog and want to be included in my blogroll, just let me know it within the form, I'll add you :)

This giveaway will be closed on May, 21st. That lets you one month to enter and tell your friends.
And as usual, it's  open internationnally :)

After the closing date, I'll chose a winner with Randomizer.com. The winner will have 48hrs to contact me, otherwise I'll have to choose another one.

And the winner is ...

Hi all !
So, I finally tabulated all your entries and Random.org chose a winner for me ... Here she is !

Hello à tous !
J'ai enfin encodé toutes vos participations et j'ai laissé Random.org choisir une gagnante ... La voici !

Congrats, Cocolive ! I hope you'll enjoy those two pretty polishes :)

Félicitations, Cocolive ! J'espère que tes nouveaux vernis te plairont :)

Now, let's see some results of my poll !
The most mentionned brand in your favorite shades was China Glaze, slightly followed by OPI ! Well, is this really a surprise ? :)
Next, we have some brands like Essie, Zoya, Color Club and Orly that are mentionned about 20 times each.
Sally Hansen and Nfu Oh come right after them, thanks in particulary to their very special shades, Hidden Treasure and #51.
Finally, some brands came back for 5 to 10 times: Barry M, BB Couture, Catrice, Essence, Claire's, Eyeko, Gosh, Mavala, Maybelline, Nubar, Revlon, Rimmel and Sinful Colors.

Now I'll tell you some shades that came many times in your comments: OPI's Absolutely Alice, MAAH, YDKJ and Jade is the New Black; China Glaze's For Audrey, OMG and Ruby Pumps; Essie's Playa del Platinium and Mint Candy Apple; Orly's Space Cadet.

Let's now see what you dislike the most and why !
I didn't oblige you to give the reasons why you didn't like some polishes, but many of you answered to that and that was interesting to read :)
So, the main reasons to abandon polishes are:
- it doesn't suit you at all
- the drying time is exagereted
- it has a bad formula, applies too bad, is too sheer or too thick
- the color on your nails isn't the same as in the bottle.

There's a funny thing, the brands that came the most in the "dislike" list were OPI and China Glaze ! Well, when a brand is very popular and offers a large range of products, I think it has more risks to produce some products that won't please everyone. MAAH and For Audrey were present, does that mean they are "love it or hate it" shades ? ;)

Most of the other disliked brands are local drugstore brands, I won't tell you them all 'cause there are too many. But some of you were also deceived by Chanel, Claire's, Color CLub, Orly, Cover Girl, Sally Hansen, Sephora, Urban Decay, Yves Rocher ...

I'll put the table on Google docs as soon as I can, if you want to see more results !
Did you enjoy this poll ? :)

Passons aux résultats de mon sondage !

La marque la plus citée dans vos couleurs préférées est China Glaze, suivie de près par OPI ! Est-ce vraiment une surprise ? :)

Ensuite, viennent des marques telles que Essie, Zoya, Color Club et Orly, qui ont été mentionnées une vingtaine de fois chacune.

Sally Hansen et Nfu Oh se font une place juste après, en particulier grâce à leur teintes si spéciales, Hidden Treasure et #51.

Pour finir, ces marques ont été citées entre 5 et 10 fois chaque: Barry M, BB Couture, Catrice, Essence, Claire's, Eyeko, Gosh, Mavala, Maybelline, Nubar, Revlon, Rimmel and Sinful Colors.

Voyons maintenant les teintes qui ont été citées le plus souvent: OPI's Absolutely Alice, MAAH, YDKJ and Jade is the New Black; China Glaze's For Audrey, OMG and Ruby Pumps; Essie's Playa del Platinium and Mint Candy Apple; Orly's Space Cadet.

Passons à vos vernis les moins aimés, et pourquoi ils vous ont déplu !

Je n'avais pas obligé à donner les raisons de votre haine, mais beaucoup d'entre vous y ont répondu et ce fut très intéressant à lire :)

Les raisons principales qui vous font abandonner un vernis sont:

- il ne vous va pas du tout

- le temps de séchage est exagérément long

- la formule est mauvaise, il s'applique mal, est trop transparent ou trop épais

- la couleur une fois posé n'était pas la même que dans la bouteille.

Une chose marrante  est que les marques qui reviennent le plus dans la liste des "décevants" sont OPI et China Glaze ! Ceci dit, quand une marque est très populaire et propose une large gamme de produits, je pense qu'il y a plus de risques de produire des choses qui ne plairont pas à tout le monde. MAAH et For Audrey reviennent plusieurs fois, j'en déduis que ce sont des couleurs à aimer ou détester ;)

La plupart des autres vernis détestés viennent de marques de drugstores locaux et je ne vais pas les citer car il y en a trop. Mais vous avez été également déçus par Chanel, Claire's, Color Club, Orly, Cover Girl, Sally Hansen, Sephora, Urban Decay, Yves Rocher ...

Je mettrai le tableau des résultats en ligne dès que j'ai un peu de temps, si vous voulez voir ça d'un peu plus près !

Avez-vous aimé ce sondage ? :)

Quick Mini Giveaway ^^

This Giveaway is now closed ! I'll draw a winner this week ;)
Ce giveaway est cloturé, je tirerai un gagnant au sort cette semaine ;)


Pour plus de facilité, ce post est divisé en deux parties; la version francophone se trouve en bas :)

Hi dear readers ^^
There will be no swatch today ... But I'm sure you'll forgive me, because I'm having a mini giveaway :)
As you already know, I don't have a lot of free time with my new job, so this giveaway will be quick and easy, but I'll ask something from you ^^

First, here is the mini-prize !

Gosh - Holographic, China Glaze - Emerald Sparkle

You see, I don't even have the time to make my own polish pics xD But aren't they gorgeous ? I'll swatch Holographic for you soon, it's a real wonder !

I'll add some little things for the winner but I don't know what right know ... It will be a surprise ;)

So, how to enter my mini giveaway ?

This time I won't ask you to be a follower (but I'll be glad if you discover my blog and become one !), but I want to make a polish related poll. The results will be published when the giveaway ends :)

Mandatory:

Leave ONE UNIQUE comment with:

- Your email address so I can contact you if you win

- Your all-time favorites polish top 5 ! Don't forget to mention the brand AND name (or number), you can also explain why you like them so much but that's an option ;) I'd like you to talk only about polishes you have tried by your own, not colors you have loved on other blogs.

- Your most hated polishes top 3 ! As for the top 5, I'd like you to talk only about polishes you have tried, and you can explain what sucks about them :)

Please include both top 5 likes and top 3 dislikes, it won't count if you answer half of the poll ! I chose small numbers so if you haven't tried a lot of polishes in your addict-life, you can still participate. 

Optionnal extra entry:

- The most people will enter, the most fun the poll will be ... So there's is ONE extra entry for those who blog/link/tweet/link on facebook about this giveaway. Don't forget to provide a link ! (I'll count only one entry to let the same chance for those who don't have a blog/Twitter/a FB account ...) You can also Like Sweet Sugar on Facebook (right sidebar) and provide it to your friends :)

That's all ! I let you one month to think about your likes and dislikes, and I'll close the giveaway on October, 22nd (that will be my birthday haha). Of course, this giveaway is open internationally, so as long as it is the 22nd of october somewhere in the world, it's open :)

Please don't forget to provide all necessary links or I'll have to disqualify your entry.

Have fun and good luck :)

* * *

Hello chers lecteurs :)

Je n'ai pas de swatch pour vous aujourd'hui ... Mais je suis sûre que vous me pardonnerez, car j'organise un mini-givaway :)

Comme vous le savez déjà, je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps libre avec mon job, donc ce giveaway sera facile et rapide, mais je vous demanderai une contribution ^^

Avant tout, voici le mini-prix !

Gosh - Holographic, China Glaze - Emerald Sparkle

Vous voyez, je n'ai même pas le temps de prendre en photo mes propres vernis xD Mais ne sont-ils pas superbes ? Je vous montrerai bientôt un swatch D'Holographic, une pure merveille !

J'ajouterai de petites choses pour la gagnante mais je ne sais pas encore quoi, ce sera une surprise :)

Comment participer à ce mini giveaway ?

Cette fois, je ne vous demande pas d'être abonné (ceci dit, si vous découvrez ce blog et que vous devenez abonné, j'en serai ravie !), mais je voudrais faire un sondage sur les vernis. Les résultats seront publiés à la fin du giveaway :)

Obligatoire:

Laissez UN SEUL commentaire avec:

- Votre adresse email pour que je vous contacte si vous gagnez

- Votre top 5 de vernis préférés ! N'oubliez pas de mentionner la marque ET le nom (ou numéro), vous pouvez aussi expliquer pourquoi vous les aimez tant mais c'est optionnel :) Je voudrais que vous ne proposiez que des vernis que vous avez testés vous-mêmes, pas ceux que vous avez adoré sur d'autres blogs !

- Votre top 3 des vernis les plus détestés ! Comme pour le top 5, je vous demande de ne mentionner que des vernis que vous avez testés, et vous pouvez expliquer pourquoi vous les détestez :)

N'oubliez pas d'inclure vos top 5 et top 3, ça ne comptera pas si vous ne remplissez qu'une moitié de sondage ! J'ai choisi des petites quantités pour laisser leur chance à toutes, même si vous n'avez pas encore essayé beaucoup de vernis dans votre vie d'addict :)

Participation supplémentaire optionnelle:

- Plus on est de participantes, plus le sondage sera intéressant ... Il y a donc UNE entrée de plus si vous faites un lien vers mon giveaway (message sur votre blog/tweet/lien Facebook). N'oubliez pas de mentionner le lien dans votre commentaire ! (Je ne compt qu'une entrée quelque soit la diffusion choisie, histoire de laisser leur chance à celles qui n'ont pas de blog/compte Twitter/FB...) Vous pouvez aussi "aimer" Sweet Sugar sur Facebook (barre de droite) et faire passer le message à vos amis !

C'est tout ! Je vous laisse un mois pour entrer, soit jusqu'au 22 octobre (ce sera mon annif' lol ^^). Bien sûr, c'est un giveaway internationnal, il est donc ouvert tant qu'on sera le 22 octobre quelque part dans le monde :)

N'oubliez pas de donnez les liens nécessaires, sans quoi je devrai vous disqualifier !

Bonne chance, et bon amusement !

And the winner is ...

Hi all !
I'm glad I can announce my giveaway winner today !
I tabulated all your entries (580 !) and let Random.org chose ...

In my spreadsheet, number 33 corresponds to ...

Rhea !

Congrats to you ! I sent you an email in order to get your address ... If you don't respond within 48hours, I'll have to draw another winner ... 

It was really funny to organize this giveaway, I hope I'll be able to make another soon :) 

I want to thank you all, I had a lot of entries, new readers and sweet comments ! Yay, thanks :D

Hello ! 

J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer le nom de ma gagnante !

J'ai comptabilisé toutes les entrées (580 !) et laissé Random.org choisir ...

Dans mon tableur, le numéro 33 correspond à ...

Rhea !

C'était vraiment fun d'organiser ce giveaway, j'espère pouvoir en faire un autre prochainement :)

Je voudrais vour remercier tous, j'ai reçu plein d'entrées, de nouveaux abonnés et de gentils commentaires ! Yesss, merci ! :D

Giveaway News

Hi all ! 

Just a quick post to tell you that I'll draw a winner for my giveaway tomorrow evening ! Good luck to ya all ! :)

Hello !

Un petit message pour vous dire que je désignerai la gagnante de mon giveaway demain soir ! Bonne chance à toutes ! :)

Giveaway Update

Yay !
Yesterday, I reached another level: I now have more than 200 followers since I launched my giveaway !
To thank you all, I'll add some more polish for the winner ! I made some shopping today and here's what I've chosen for you:

Yes ! 
Hier, j'ai atteint un nouveau niveau: j'ai dépassé les 200 abonnés depuis le lancement de mon giveaway !
Pour vous remercier, je vais ajouter quelques vernis pour la gagnante ! J'ai fait un peu de shopping aujourd'hui et voici ce que j'ai choisi pour vous:

From Hema: nail polishes in purple and blue/green, and  a matte top coat that works like Essie Matte About You !

De chez Hema: deux vernis en violet et bleu/vert, et un top coat matifiant qui fonctionne comme le Essie Matte About You !

Before I add the top coat in the prize, I tried in on a nail (with my own bottle, all in the prize in brand new and never opened), to see if it worked well (otherwise I wouldn't send you a product that is bad :p )

Avant d'ajouter le top coat au lot, je l'ai testé sur un ongle (ma propre bouteille, tout ce qui est dans le lot est neuf et non ouvert), pour voir si ça marchait bien (sinon, je ne vous l'enverrais pas :p )

        

Essence The World's Coolest, Nfu Oh flakies, without top coat (left), with Hema matte top coat (right)

I also got the nail art stuff I wanted to add in the prize. There are different nail stickers in black, white and silver, a wheel of silver rhinestones in different shapes, and a tiny jar of holographic big glitters. I hope you'll like them ! (click to enlarge)

J'ai également acheté les petites choses de nail art que je voulais inclure dans mon giveaway. Il y a plusieurs types de stickers en noir, blanc et argenté, une roue de strass argentés de différentes formes et une petite boîte de grosses paillettes holographiques. J'espère que vous les aimerez :) (cliquez pour agrandir)

You have until june, 30th to enter this giveaway ... Everything you need to know to enter is here !

Vous avez jusqu'au 30 juin pour participer à ce giveaway ... Tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour vous inscrire est ici !

http://ayuumi.blogspot.com/2010/06/100.html

Closed - 100 !

This giveaway is now closed. I'll draw a winner soon ! Good luck :)

Yeah ! I've reached 100 followers ! :D
When I created this blog last November, I didn't know if it would be successful ... I tried to improve my pics, my nail polish application, the appearance of the blog ... And now, each day I get more and more of your sweet comments that I love to read and make me want to continue :)
So, to thank you, my dear faithful readers, I organize

my very first giveaway !

Yeah ! J'ai enfin atteint les 100 abonnés ! :D

Quand j'ai créé ce blog en Novembre dernier, je ne savais pas si il aurait du succès ... J'ai essayé d'améliorer la qualité de mes photos, l'application de mes vernis, l'apparence du blog ... Et maintenant, chaque jour je reçois de plus en plus de vos adorables commentaires que j'adore lire et qui m'encouragent à continuer :)

Alors, pour vous remercier, chers fidèles visiteurs, j'organise

mon tout premier giveaway !

When this giveaway will end, I'll draw one happy winner with random.org and she'll win the Catrice and Essence polishes on the pic above, plus some extra stuff I haven't buy yet like nail decals, glitters, and of course some snack and good things from Belgium :) 

A la fin de ce giveaway, je tirerai au sort une gagnante via random.org, qui remportera les vernis Catrice et Essence ci-dessus, plus quelques goodies que je n'ai pas encore achetés, comme des stickers, paillettes, et bien sûr quelques douceurs et snacks de Belgique :)

The World's Coolest, Hang Loose, Point break, Surferama, Pool Party

The prize includes the 4 polishes from Essence's Surfer Babe collection and a Colour & Go polish.

Le lot comprend les 4 vernis de la collection Surfer Babe d'Essence, et un vernis de la collection Colour & Go.

Plum Play With Me, Big Spender Wanted !, London's Weather Forecast, 

Sold Out For Ever, Let's Talk About Barrie !

It also contains my five favorite colors from the Catrice Ultimate Nal Lacquer collection :)

Il comprend aussi mes 5 vernis préférés de la collection Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer :)

How to enter the contest ? 

Mandatory:

* Be a follower with Google Friend Connect. As this giveaway is made to thank my followers, it's logical that you must to be one to enter :) Please follow me publicly or I won't be able to verify and validate your entry ! If your GFC name is different than your commenting nam, don't forget to mention it ... New followers are welcome :)

* Leave a comment with your email address (feel free to write in a way your email won't be used by bots) and your optionnal entries. 

Please include all your entries in an unique comment or it will be a mess for me to count everything ^^

Extra Optionnal Entries:

1. Blog about my giveaway and include one of the pics above. It will count if you add it to your sidebar, and if your blog is written in any other language than French or English. Please provide a link ! 2 entries

2. Add Sweet Sugar to your blogroll. Please provide a link ! 1 entry

3. Tweet once about my giveaway or share on Facebook. Please provide a link ! 1 entry

4. For those who don't have a blog, here is a free entry: tell me what you think I could impove on my blog, and which from the polishes I offer you're te most excited about :) 1 entry

5. Finally, as I really want to thank those who follow me from the beginning, I'll count one more entry for people who comment my posts regularly :) 

That's all ! The giveaway will end on June 30th and is open internationally. As long as it will be the 30th of June somewhere in the world, you'll be able to enter :) 

Please don't forget to provide all necessary links or I'll have to disqualify your entry.

Have fun and good luck :)

Comment participer ?

Obligatoire:

* Etre une abonné via Google Friend Connect. Comme ce giveaway est fait pour remercier mes abonnés, il est logique de devoir en être un pour participer :) Abonnez-vous en mode public, sans quoi je ne pourrai pas vérifier et valider votre participation. Si vous utilisez un autre nom sur GFC que pour commenter, mentionnez-le ...Les nouveaux abonnés sont les bienvenus :) 

* Laissez un commentaire avec votre adresse email vous pouvez faire en sorte que votre adresse ne soit pas lisible par les bots) et vos participations optionnelles.

Merci de ne faire qu'un seul commentaire avec toutes vos participations, sinon je ne m'y retrouverai pas :)

Participations complémentaires optionnelles:

1. Parlez de mon giveaway sur votre blog, dans un message ou une sidebar consacrée aux giveaways, en utilisant une des photos ci-dessus. J'accepte évidemment les blogs rédigés dans d'autres langues que le Français ou l'Anglais. Indiquez le lien ! 2 entrées

2. Ajoutez Sweet Sugar à votre blogroll ou liste de liens. Indiquez le lien ! 1 entrée

3. Tweetez un petit message à propos de ce giveaway, ou partagez sur Facebook. Indiquez un lien ! 1 entrée

4. Pour ceux qui n'ont pas de blog, une petite entrée gratuite: indiquez-moi ce qui, selon vous, pourrait être amélioré sur ce blog, et dites moi lequel des vernis que j'offre vous plait le plus :) 1 entrée

5. Finalement, comme je veux vraiment remercier ceux qui me suivent depuis le début, j'offrirai une entrée supplémentaire à celles et ceux qui commentent mes messages régulièrement :)

C'est tout ! Le giveaway se terminera le 30 juin et est accessible à tous les pays. Tant qu'on sera le 30 juin quelque part dans le monde, vous pourrez participer :)

N'oubliez pas de donner tous les liens nécessaires, sans quoi je devrai vous disqualifier. 

Bon amusement et bonne chance :)